Did anyone who was NOT expecting a stimulus check receive one?

[Anonymous]

The direct deposit is in my account though it's dated for the 15th.
Both my husband and I received one (me for $1700 and him for $1800), though we both made over 100k in 2018. We have not yet filed for 2019.
We have two children and we each claim one each. We file married/single.
I'm so confused, but I admittedly do not understand taxes much at all.

[Anonymous]

why the different amounts?

[Anonymous]

How much over $100k? It’s based on AGI not gross salary.

[Anonymous]

Nothing, and I'm expecting one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:why the different amounts?

No clue. It's all a mystery to us

[Anonymous]

That’s odd. What were your AGIs? It would be hard to get those $100k plus incomes down all the way to $75k where you qualify for $1700, so definitely a little strange.

[Anonymous]

OMG this is giving me hope! If I could get the full $1,200.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much over $100k? It’s based on AGI not gross salary.

Oh okay... I don't know what our AGI was, but my gross salary was a hair over 100k in 2018- Like 101k and my husband's was about 118k. But again, I don't know what his AGI was. Now I'll go and look at the tax documents. I didn't look before because I assumed that we weren't getting anything. I literally just check my account to pay other bills and saw the surprise direct deposit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:That’s odd. What were your AGIs? It would be hard to get those $100k plus incomes down all the way to $75k where you qualify for $1700, so definitely a little strange.

Very strange. Makes me wonder if Trump is manipulating the calculation to buy votes.

[Anonymous]

How much over 100k were you? Did you max out your 401k deduction and tax loss harvest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much over $100k? It’s based on AGI not gross salary.

Oh okay... I don't know what our AGI was, but my gross salary was a hair over 100k in 2018- Like 101k and my husband's was about 118k. But again, I don't know what his AGI was. Now I'll go and look at the tax documents. I didn't look before because I assumed that we weren't getting anything. I literally just check my account to pay other bills and saw the surprise direct deposit

At 101K assuming you aggressively did things like fund your 401k you should get something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much over $100k? It’s based on AGI not gross salary.

Oh okay... I don't know what our AGI was, but my gross salary was a hair over 100k in 2018- Like 101k and my husband's was about 118k. But again, I don't know what his AGI was. Now I'll go and look at the tax documents. I didn't look before because I assumed that we weren't getting anything. I literally just check my account to pay other bills and saw the surprise direct deposit

If you max retirement contributions to a work plan, that could pit you below the stimulus check threshold.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How much over $100k? It’s based on AGI not gross salary.

Oh okay... I don't know what our AGI was, but my gross salary was a hair over 100k in 2018- Like 101k and my husband's was about 118k. But again, I don't know what his AGI was. Now I'll go and look at the tax documents. I didn't look before because I assumed that we weren't getting anything. I literally just check my account to pay other bills and saw the surprise direct deposit

Really weird-even if you maxed a 401k and an HSA it is still a stretch to get AGI down to that much. But maybe you have something you were able to do in addition that is a rarer filing situation.

[Anonymous]

We have a pending deposit from the IRS of $171.00. AGI about $225K (married filing jointly) and 3 dependents.

[Anonymous]

I thought the checks were supposed to start with the people who have the lowest incomes. Is that only for people getting actual checks vs direct deposit?